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Third Semester Master of Business Administration (MBA) Examination ENTREPERNURIAL DEVELOPMENT Paper II Time : Three Hours. 80 Max. Marks : 7. 6. SECTION B Layout and Design considerations are most important factors in layout decisions, comment. Discuss the opportunities available for small scale sectors in India in the present context. Define Ancillarization of Industry. What are the trends of Ancillarization in Indian Industry. State the schemes for educated unemployed under the head of financial incentives to Entrepreneurship.

N.B. : 1) Attempt Five Questions. 2) At least two questions are compulsory from each section. 3) All questions carry equal marks. SECTION A 1. Write a detailed note on Women Entrepreneurs. What are the difficulties faced by Women while doing Entrepreneurship? Choice of Entrepreneurship as a career is always a right decision, explain the above statement in context with Career Planning. How will you develop the Entrepreneurial Potential? State the Methods of Idea generation. Cash flow management is the integral part of an effective business plan. Comment. Write notes on (any two) :a) b) c) d) NABARD SIDBI EDI DIC

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10. How will you correlate Techno Economic Innovation and Entrepreneurship?

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Wages Audit fees Second Semester Master of Business Administration (MBA) Examination Group - B FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Paper I Corporate Taxation Time : Three Hours. 80 N.B. : 1) Max. Marks : Repair

100000 Cl.Stock 35000 1000

(Personal house)2000 General charges1500 Commission for Housing loan Bad debt Contribution to Staff welfare fund2500 Provision for Income tax Depreciation (allowable) 2500 150000 ---------550000 (a) ---------550000 Net Profit 10500 1000 2000 Bad debt reserve 500 Interest on capital1500

Attempt Five Questions, at least two questions from each section are compulsory. 2) All questions carry equal SECTION A

marks.

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What is agricultural income? Is it included in income brought to tax undfer the Income tax Act 1961? Explain. Explain the following terms :a) Tax deducted at source (TDS) b) tax. Self assessment

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Complete the taxable income from business for the assessment year 2010-11. From the following information compute depreciation allowable for the previous year 2009-2010. Rs.

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Written down value of furniture On 01-04-2009 Furniture Purchased in 15000 110000 June 2009

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Write a detailed note on Tax planning with reference to financial management decisions. (a) Given below is the profit and loss account of a cloth merchant for the year ended 31st March, 2010. P and L A/C

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Furniture Purchased in January 10 20000 Rate of depreciation 10% Part of furniture sold in Feb.20103000

Opening Stock 25000 Sales 500000

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(a) Bhusari and Co. sold building for Rs.15 lakhs on 1st Nov. 2009. The Building was purchased by Co. in 1980. On 1st Feb.2010 he invested Rs.100000 to specified bonds of National Highway Authority of India. After construction he spent Rs.14000 in 1986-87 on improvement of the house. Compute taxable Capital gains. Company paid 3% brokerage for selling the house and other expenses were st Rs.10000. On 1 April 1981 the market value of the building was Rs.2 lakhs CII:81-82=100, 8687=140, 09-10=632. Compute Income from other sources of Sunaina Ltd. for the assessment year 2010-11. (1) Dividend from UTT Rs.5000. (2) 4% Interest from post office Saving Bank Rs.10000. (3) Interest on fixed deposit from PNB. Rs.7000 (Gross). (4) Rs.30000, 7% Debenture JTC Mills Ltd. (5) Rs.50000 deposit in Haryana Financial Corporation at 12% interest p.a. (6) Rs.5200 interest received on National Development Bonds. (7) Rs.100000 90% Tax Commercial Securities. The bank charges Rs.400 commission on collection interest and dividend. Free as of

SECTION B 6. Explain the constitutional provisions for imposing Central Excise Duty in India. What are the basic conditions to be fulfilled for treating something as goods under Central Excise Act 1944? Explain Sale outside the State, in light of the provisions of CST Act, 1956 and procedure of registration of dealers. What is VAT? Discuss the background and justification of VAT along with its merits and demerits.

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10. Give a brief background of Customs laws and explain the nature of Customs duty.

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Write notes on (any two) :Johari Window. Emotional Intelligence. Type A and Type B personality.

Second Semester Master of Business Administration (MBA) Examination (Specialisation Group-C Human Resource Management) Paper - I GROUP AND ORGANISATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. Time : Three Hours. 80 N.B. : 1) Max. Marks : 7. 6. SECTION B Differentiate between Groups and Teams. What are the various types of teams? Power is the potential ability of one person to induce force on another person towards movement in a given direction, within a given behaviour region at a given time. Eludicate in context of Power Dynamics. Discuss the various leadership styles. Explain each in brief. What do you mean by Organizational Culture? Explain the effects of positive and negative organizational culture.

Attempt Five Questions, at least two questions from each section are compulsory. 2) All questions carry equal SECTION A

marks.

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State the various approaches to the study of Organisational Behaviour. Explain each with examples. What is learning? Explain various learning styles. (a) Define motivation. Explain Vrooms Expectancy Theory. (b) What is stress? Explain the causes and effects of stress.

10. Write short notes on (any two) :i) Theory of Change. ii) iii) iv) Doninos Effect. OD Intervention. Causes for Change. Force Field

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Highlight on ego states and their identification. Mention different types of transactions.

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What do you mean by Price Discrimination? What are its Advantages to the Business Organization? State the rationale for intervention. Under what circumstances government makes intervention in the market.

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Second Semester Master of Business Administration (MBA) Examination MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS Paper II Time : Three Hours. 80 N.B. : 1) Max. Marks : 6. SECTION B State various Methods of Determination of Macro-economic Aggregates. Explain their advantages and limitations. State various objectives instruments of Monetary Fiscal Policy of government. and and

Attempt Five Questions, at least two questions from each section are compulsory. 2) All questions carry equal SECTION A

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marks.

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What is Business Cycle? State its causes and impact on the Economy. Indias Balance of Payment is not Favorable comment. State various measures to make the Balance of Payment Favourable.

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What is Demand Forecasting? Explain its various techniques. State the Importance of Demand Forecasting. State the Concept of Production and Production Function. Explain various forms of production function. Explain various Market Structures. Discuss the characteristics of Perfect Competition.

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10. Write notes on (Any Two) :a) External Dynamics. b) c) Sector

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Inflation and Deflation. Change Rate.

d) Economic Environment of Business.

(b) Explain the structure and functions of an ecosystem. 4. State the various Environmental Laws. Discuss the important issues involved in enforcement of Environmental Legislations. What is the meaning of Population Explosion? Enumerate the causes of population growth in India. How does this growth effect the environment and human beings?

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Second Semester Master of Business Administration (MBA) Examination ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT Time : Three Hours. 80 Max. Marks : 6. SECTION B What are the sources of Air Pollution? Describe its effects on human and animal health as well as on vegetation. What is Water Pollution? State its causes. Discuss the various strategies adopted for conservation of water. Noise Pollution hampers the progress of man either individually or socially. Elucidate. What directives the apex court has issued recently to prevent noise pollution? What do you mean by Biodiversity? Examine the values of Biodiversity from consumptive, productive, social and ethical point of views.

N.B. : 1) Attempt Five Questions. 2) At least two questions from each section are compulsory. 3) All questions carry equal marks. SECTION A 1. Define the term Environment Management. Discuss its importance and fundamentals. Differentiate between Renewable and Non-Renewable sources of energy. State the various renewable sources of energy. What are most suitable for Indian situation? (a) What is the role of Recycling Industry in Industrial Ecology?

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10. What precautions should one take in construction of dams?

Why are Small dams beneficial and Large dams are harmful to environment? Offer your comment.

communication example. 2.

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What are the reasons for growth and objectives of Integrated marketing communications? Explain Marketing Communication Strategies for Building Indian Premier League (IPL) Brand in India. What is Marketing Research? Explain Types of Research and the Research Process. Write notes on (any two) :a) b) c) d) Segmenting. Targeting. Positioning. Data driven communication. marketing

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Second Semester Master of Business Administration (MBA) Examination Group A Marketing Management Paper - I ADVERTISING AND INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNCATION Time : Three Hours. 80 Max. Marks : 7. 6. SECTION B What are the various kinds of media? Which kind of media is useful in promoting B-school? What is Advertising Budget? Elaborate kinds and criteria for selecting Ad-Agency. Describe concepts, principles and theories of Public Relations. Explain multicultural marketing communication and methods of measuring Advertising effectiveness.

N.B. : 1) Attempt Five Questions. Atleast two questions from each section are compulsory. 2) All questions carry equal marks. SECTION A 1. Define Marketing Communication and explain process of

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10. Write notes on (Any two) :a) Direct marketing.

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Packaging. Sponsorship. Trade shows.

sales. Profits have almost vanished. The chief executive is searching for ways to revitalize the operation, was advised to increase the number of hours the market is open for business. He comes to you for advice in structuring a research problem that will provide relevant information for decision making. Define the research problem taking care to : (a) State the relevant question. (b) Enumerate the alternative answers. (c) Clearly define the unit of analysis and characteristics of interest. 2. Experimental design refers to the framework or structure of an experiment and, as such, there are several experimental designs. Classify the types of experimental designs.

Second Semester Master of Business Administration (MBA) Examination Paper - I V BUSINESS RESEARCH Time : Three Hours. 80 Max. Marks :

3. Explain different sampling techniques.

probability

4. Explain scaling and different scale construction techniques. 5. Enumerate the different methods of data collection. Which one is the most suitable for conducting enquiry regarding family welfare programme in India? Explain its merits and demerits. SECTION B 6. (a) Raw data is edited to detect errors and omissions, in order to achieve certain quality standards. Explain how data editing helps in coding data. (b) Briefly explain various types of errors which can take place in research.

N.B. : 1) Attempt Five Questions. Atleast two questions from each section are compulsory. 2) All questions carry equal marks. SECTION A 1. A local supermarket has experienced a decline in unit sales and little change in rupee value

7. What do you understand by factor analysis? Mention the purpose and uses of factor analysis. 8. Explain the various statistical techniques used for testing hypothesis with their significance. 9. Describe the layout and format of a research report. 10.What is SPSS? Explain its uses in research. 2. marks.

each section are compulsory. 2) All questions carry equal SECTION A 1. Explain the concept of services. What is your opinion on future of service sector in India? Justify your answer giving reasons. The peculiar characteristics of services make their marketing mix different from marketing mix of products Elucidate. Benchmarking and certification in the service sector improves the quality of services. Discuss. Explain the facts and importance of consumer behaviour in services. Quote appropriate examples. What are the various problems associated with Marketing of services in Global market?

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Fourth Semester Master of Business Administration (MBA) Examination Group A MARKETING MANAGEMENT Paper - V Marketing Services Time : Three Hours. 80 Max. Marks : 8. 7. 6. SECTION B What are the various parameters for classification of services? Explain giving examples. What pricing strategies should be adopted for Rural Market in the agricultural input market. Explain the various strategies adopted by banks / institutions for promoting merchant banking services.

N.B. : 1) Attempt Five Questions. Atleast two questions from

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What are the various aspects of CRM? Discuss the importance of CRM in the Banking and Financial services.

N.B. : 1)

10. Discuss the relationship between service tax and pricing of services.

Attempt Five Questions. Atleast two questions from each section are compulsory. 2) All questions carry equal SECTION A

marks.

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What is the significance of Bill of Lading? Explain the various types of Bill of Lading. Write a note on legal dimensions in implementation of export contracts. What do you understand by uniform customs and practice for documentary credit (UCP)? Describe the salient provisions of UCP Explain the various types of risk in international trade and discuss the suggestions for minimization of these risks. Detail the procedure for Quality Control and Pre-shipment inspection, before shipment of goods.

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Fourth Semester Master of Business Administration (MBA) Examination Group F INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Paper - IV Export Import Procedures, Documentation and Logistics Time : Three Hours. 80 Max. Marks : 7. 6. SECTION B Describe the procedure for central excise clearance of export under chaim of rebate of duty with examination. What is duty drawback? Describe the procedure and documentation for claiming duty drawback.

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Give an account of the status and problem of Indian shipping industry. What is meant by containerization? Explain the role played by Concor in this area.

Time : Three Hours. 80 N.B. : 1)

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Marks

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10. Write notes on (any two) :a) Factors influencing transportation. b) c) d) Role of IATA. Chartering practices. Types of import. air

Attempt Five Questions. Atleast two questions from each section are compulsory. 2) All questions carry equal SECTION A

marks.

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Explain the issue related to the rural market environment. Discuss differences between rural and urban markets. Looking at the profile of the rural consumers in India today, what are the key challenges posed for Indian marketers in the rural market segments? Discuss with reference to an FMCG product and a consumer durable product of your choice. Rural market segmentation is a multi attribute segmentation Discuss giving examples. Explain the role of regulated markets on marketing of agriculture produce in rural market. Explain the role of media in rural market communication. Discuss the main problems in rural communication.

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Fourth Semester Master of Business Administration (MBA) Examination (Specialisation Group A) MARKETING MANAGEMENT Paper - IV (Rural Marketing) 6. SECTION B What is rural pricing strategy? How does it differ from urban market pricing strategy?

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Discuss the strategies adopted by company about sales force management in rural marketing. Discuss the role of Government agencies like National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation 9NAFED) and Public Distribution System (PDS) in the development of agricultural marketing. Discuss the types and advantages of different risk coverage available to an Indian Farmer.

HUMAN RESORUCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND SYSTEMS (Sp. I, Grp. C. H.R.M.) Time : Three Hours. 80 N.B. : 1) Max. Marks :

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Attempt Five Questions. Atleast two questions from each section are compulsory. 2) All questions carry equal SECTION A

marks.

10. Discuss the role of information technology in rural marketing in present scenario.

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Explain the concept of human resource development. What are the goals, objectives and challenges of human resource development? Discuss various issues of human resource development with specific reference to mergers, acquisitions and takeovers. Compare the basic concepts of human resource management, human resource development and human capital management with their importance. What are the problems faced by organizsations while adapting to change? Explain the concept of HRD culture. Write a detailed note on Human Resource Information System.

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Fourth Semester Master of Business Administration (MBA) Examination Paper - V SECTION B

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What are the various determinants of HR system? Explain the sub systems of HR system design. Discuss the current scenario of HRD in India with relevant examples. Write notes on (Any two) :a) Total Management. b) c) d) Quality

Fourth Semester Master of Business Administration (MBA) Examination Group B Paper - V SECURITY ANALYSIS AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Time : Three Hours. 80 Max. Marks :

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Knowledge Management. Quality Circles. H.R. restructuring.

N.B. : 1) Attempt Five Questions. 2) All questions carry equal marks. SECTION A 1. A typical investment decision undergoes various steps. Discuss these steps in detail. Discuss the key macro economic variables and their impact on stock market. Distinguish the three levels of market efficiency. Comment on the level of efficiency observed in Indian Stock Market. Describe the procedure developed by Harry Markowitz for choosing the optimal portfolio of risky assets. Your client is holding following securities : the

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Discuss the growth and opportunities for HRD in I.T. and I.T.E.S. sector. : HR

10. (a) Explain the terms accounting and HR audit.

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(b) What is the importance and difficulties of HR research?

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Particulars Cost Dividends Market Beta of securities (Rs.) (Rs.) Price (Rs.) Equity shares : Company X8000 800 8200 0.8 Company Y10000 800 10500 0.7 Company Z16000 800 22000 0.5 PSU Bonds34000 3400 32300 1.0

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ii) A balanced asset allocation policy under which the stock bond mix is 60 : 40 What are options? Discuss any FOUR option trading strategies with the help of examples.

i) Expected rate of return in each, using CAPM. ii) Average return of the portfolio. SECTION B 6. Describe briefly the important technical formations on bar and line charts and the indications provided by them. Compute the values of a Preference share and an Equity share of each of the companies A and B on the basis of following information. Company A (Rs.) Profit after tax 10,00,000 12% Preference Share of Rs.100 each 20,00,000 Equity shares of Rs.10 each 50,00,000 (Rs.) 10,00,000

10. Write notes on (any two) :a) Candle stick charts. and Sharpe

b) Treyner measures. c)

Fair value of shares.

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d) Warren Buffetts strategy for investing.

Particulars Company B

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Assume that market expectation is 15% and that 80% of profits are distributed. Use dividend capitalization and EPS capitalization method for valuation of Equity shares. 8. Show the pay off from an initial investment of Rs.100,000/- when the market moves from 100 to 80 and back to 100 under following policies : i) A drifting asset allocation policy under which the stockbound mix is 60 : 40.

Third Semester Master of Business Administration (MBA) Examination APPLIED OPERATIONS RESEARCH Paper - I Time : Three Hours. 80 Max. Marks :

N.B. : 1) Attempt Five Questions. 2) All questions carry equal marks. SECTION A 1. (a) What are the limitations of game theory? Explain in brief, Dominance Rule. (b) For the game with pay-off matrix. Player B B2 2 4 -2 A2 -6 Determine the optimal strategies for players A and B. Also determine the value of game. 2. Tasks, A, B, C, --- H, I constitute a project. The precedence relationship are A < D, A < E, B < F, D < F, C < G, G < H, F < I, G < I. Draw a network to represent the project and find the minimum time of completion of the project when time in weeks is as follows : 6 Player A B3 A1 B1 -1

Task : A B C D E F G H I Time : 8 10 14 9 8 10 16 17 18

Determine which machine should be purchased. 5. A computer has a large no. of electronic tubes. They are subject to the following mortality rates :

Also identify the critical path. 3. A project with the following activities duration and manpower requirement is given : Activity Manpower 1-2 1-3 1-4 2-5 2-6 3-5 4-8 5-9 6-9 7-8 8-9 Duration (days) 2 2 0 2 5 4 5 6 3 4 6 Required 5 4 0 2 3 6 2 8 7 4 3

Period 1 2 0.26 3 0.35 4 0.22 5 0.07

Age of failure (hrs.) 0-200 201-400 401-600 601-800 801-1000

Probability of failure 0.10

Draw the network diagram. Find E3, Df, Lf and float of each activity. Show C. P. 4. Let the value of money assumed to be 10% p.a. and suppose that machine A is replaced after every three years, where as machine B is replaced every six years. The yearly costs (in Rs.) of both machines are given below : 1 2 3 4 5

If the tubes are group replaced, the cost of replacement is Rs.15 per tube. Replacement of individual tubes that fail in service, cost Rs.60 per tube. How frequently should the tubes be replaced? SECTION B 6. Use the graphical method to minimize the time needed to process the following jobs on the machine shown, i.e. for each machine find the job that should be done first. Also, calculate the total elapsed time to compute both jobs. Machine Job1 D E 2 Sequence : Time (hrs.): 3 A 4 B 2 C 6

Year 6 Mac. A 200 400 Mac. B 500 P.W.F.

1000 200 400 1000 300 400

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Sequence : Time (hrs.): 5

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independent of each other. In analyzing a new consumer product, the corporation estimates the following probability distribution : Annual Demand Per unit Units Probability Probability 20,000 0.10 25,000 0.20 30,000 0.40 35,000 0.20 0.05 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.20 0.10 0.05 3 5 7 9 10 Profit Rs.

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A Dentist schedules all his patients for 30 minutes appointment. Some of the patients take more than 30 minutes, some less than 30 minutes, depending on the type of dental work to be done. The following summary shows the various categories of work, their probabilities and time actually needed to complete the work.

Category of Time required Probability Service of category Filling Crown Cleaning Extration Checkup 45 60 15 45 15

(minutes) 0.40 0.15 0.15 0.10 0.20

40,000 0.10 45,000 50,000

Investment required Rs. 17,50,000 20,00,000 25,00,000 0.50 0.25 Probability 0.25

Simulate the dentists clinic for four hours and determine the average waiting time for the patients as well as the idleness of the doctor. Assume that all the patients show up at the clinic at exactly their scheduled arrival time starting at 8:00 am. Use the following random numbers for handling the above problem. 40, 82, 11, 34, 25, 66, 17, 79 8. The investment corporation wants to study the investment projects based on three factors, namely, market demand in units price per unit minus cost per unit, and investment required. These factors are believed to be

Random Number for Demand : 40, 82, 11, 34, 25, 66, 17, 79, 98, 06. For investment : 24, 04, 10, 90, 61, 39, 09, 81, 55, 19 For profit per unit : 51, 78, 04, 92, 44, 21, 80, 72, 61, 19 Using the simulation process, repeat the trial 10 times, compute the return on investment for each trial taking

these three factors into account, what is the most likely return. 9. Explain in detail about Dynamic programming. Also differentiate between linear and dynamic programming.

10. Write notes on (any two) :(a) (b) (c) (d) Sequencing assumptions. Advantage simulation. : concept limitations and of

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Application of computer in ORT. Monte carlo simulation.